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blackspade

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34. Thank you. But not really.

Mon Aug 25, 2014, 06:29 PM

Aug 2014

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ISIS is the Al Quada for a new generation.
The Al Quada fear card was played out and the MIC needs a new influx of cash.

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ISIS "tremendously well-funded". By whom? ...and why aren't we choking the funds off and prosecuting [View all] grahamhgreen Aug 2014 OP

Need you ask. The friend of my enemy is sometimes my friend...especially if has lots of $$$$. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2014 #1

Well apparently at least some of it is derived from ransom for hostages Duer 157099 Aug 2014 #2

It seems that most of it is ransom for hostages according to NBC News stevenleser Aug 2014 #15

He seemed curiously incurious. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #3

Apparently not "all" of it from Qatar as I assumed. Oil sales, ransoms, black mrket transactions. pinto Aug 2014 #4

Quatar, SA and Turkey being filtered through Kuwait. ballyhoo Aug 2014 #25

How about those pallet loads of American 100 dollar bills that "disappeared" in Iraq Clyde Tenson Aug 2014 #33

My guess is those billions, or whatever, are in Swiss bank accounts under Iraqi or dummy accounts. pinto Aug 2014 #38

My sense also -- a scam. With big backers. JDPriestly Aug 2014 #41

Yes, they never 'found' the 9 billion 'lost' by Bremer. But our very wealthy 'allies' in Saudi sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #45

+ 1,000 suffragette Aug 2014 #53

Yes, it does. The familiarity of it all makes you wonder too if they think sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #55

Yep, " special operations TTPs" catches the eye suffragette Aug 2014 #68

circling back as political contributions--to the Grand Oil Party librechik Aug 2014 #51

Assuming, of course, that we actually want to cut their funding. arcane1 Aug 2014 #5

Exactly! 99th_Monkey Aug 2014 #6

Well put... I agree. SalviaBlue Aug 2014 #11

Are ISIL ignorant stone-age assholes? Of course. hifiguy Aug 2014 #13

You got it. It is a sham. ballyhoo Aug 2014 #26

Well, AQ wasn't working anymore, so now we have a new 'boogie man'. sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #46

Saudi Arabia and Qatar iandhr Aug 2014 #7

Were I a spy or a private investigator, hifiguy Aug 2014 #8

They looted $400M in cash from Mosul. jeff47 Aug 2014 #9

Some of Chimpy's leftover and never-accounted for cash? hifiguy Aug 2014 #10

Probably not - it was still in Mosul. jeff47 Aug 2014 #14

The Willie Sutton principle at work. hifiguy Aug 2014 #20

Hmmm let's see oil rich nations that oppose Shia control of a nation GOLGO 13 Aug 2014 #12

2/3 of their current on-hand cash, plus a butt-load of gold bullion was stolen from northern Iraq du LanternWaste Aug 2014 #16

Why? because with the Iraq war over (that was the big money maker) the poor weapons Javaman Aug 2014 #17

See that sign on the corner? Says $3.71 a gallon? If instead it showed a graph of where that jtuck004 Aug 2014 #18

Bahrain. No Vested Interest Aug 2014 #19

By ransom-paying countries. They killed our journalist because we wouldn't pay up. pnwmom Aug 2014 #21

The $60 trillion ensconced in tax haven banks gets put to use in any/all dark economies. ancianita Aug 2014 #22

Right on the bull's eye. hifiguy Aug 2014 #24

I think they didn't invent this game, though. I think we're too quick to foreground others' games ancianita Aug 2014 #43

I've been preaching this on three boards. It's not being explored by government ballyhoo Aug 2014 #23

From what I heard it's being funded by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Cleita Aug 2014 #27

So, whatever came of that $9 billion cash that Bush misplaced somewhere in Iraq? world wide wally Aug 2014 #28

They are making a lot of it by kidnap ransom $$. Little Star Aug 2014 #29

Crazy thought mconnors Aug 2014 #30

An educated guess: blackspade Aug 2014 #31

Amazing....... ballyhoo Aug 2014 #32

Thank you. But not really. blackspade Aug 2014 #34

I was saying "amazing" because it was the only thing ballyhoo Aug 2014 #35

I gotcha! blackspade Aug 2014 #40

They fund themselves, largely with oil AgingAmerican Aug 2014 #36

We should follow the money - it's hard to launder those kinds of sums without help from banksters, grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #37

If the NSA and other world intels weren't working with them, we'd probably be able to find out. ancianita Aug 2014 #44

They have captured oil fields quaker bill Aug 2014 #39

And how do they do that? Running oil fields is a legitimate business, money has to go through sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #48

Exactly. Money flow is traceable. grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #58

i think the guys who were beaten noticed. And, it was in all the news quaker bill Aug 2014 #65

Those oil fields were under the control of major Global Oil Corporations. The agreement that held up sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #67

"Global Oil Corporations" quaker bill Aug 2014 #69

And why hasn't jamzrockz Aug 2014 #70

I blame Japan - they sure love them Toyota trucks Baclava Aug 2014 #42

The Central Intelligence Agency and the State Department? 951-Riverside Aug 2014 #47

I wondered where they got all those flags, hollywood style 'uniforms' and the boots: sabrina 1 Aug 2014 #49

Wouldn't be a bit surprised. hifiguy Aug 2014 #54

finally, on post #47. this is what i have been reading about m-lekktor Aug 2014 #66

The TOWs jamzrockz Aug 2014 #71

they don't use banks. Money is sent hand to hand librechik Aug 2014 #50

Don't waste your breath greytdemocrat Aug 2014 #57

Because it's most likely incorrect and out of date. CJCRANE Aug 2014 #59

No, you can't. At some point the monies enter the system. Not to mention hiding an oil tanker in grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #61

'Cuz it's our "friends" in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. CanonRay Aug 2014 #52

Why is those who fund these terrorist not the first and main question at news conferences? gordianot Aug 2014 #56

Great questions! If we could only get you on MTP:) I'm sure Chuck will get ur back! grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #60

He could also ask his two co-hosts they must either know or have an opinion. gordianot Aug 2014 #62

When I heard Gen. Martin Dempsey say "Well Funded" twice KoKo Aug 2014 #63

Honestly? I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if ISIS pulls this: Initech Aug 2014 #64